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Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation A System in Peril (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Findings, Recommendations, and the Big Question
Pages 45-50

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... Going Beyond Business as Usual. Business as usual, in the form of continued, evolutionary improvements to existing technologies, aircraft, air traffic control systems, and operational concepts, is unlikely to meet the needs for air transportation that will emerge over the next 25 to 50 years.
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From page 46...
... sensor, computing, and display technologies for better supporting situation awareness, judgment, decision making, and planning. Relevant technologies include synthetic vision, cockpit and controller displays for novel air traffic management functions, fast-time simulation and computational functions for predicting future conditions, and alerting.
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From page 47...
... assess the performance of proposed operational concepts, technologies, and other changes, and (3) make informed investment decisions that reduce the schedule, cost, and technical risk of system improvements.
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From page 48...
... the strutbraced or joined wing, to improve aircraft productivity and efficiency and reduce noise and emissions. · Passive and active control of laminar and turbulent flow on aircraft wings (laminar flow to increase cruise efficiency and turbulent flow to increase lift during takeoff)
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... · An implementation plan to achieve all of the above, including a clear understanding of government and industry roles in developing precompetitive and noncompetitive aeronautical research and transitioning the results of civil and military government research to commercial development.
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